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Thursday, 18 December 2014

Working for the Government

I've been working all day for the governmentWorking to earn my payIf I don't work for the governmentI won't get to eat today

If I don't work for the governmentI'm told it's against the grainAgainst the crowd is against fellow manAnd I don't know if I can, don't know if I can

But I've got to work for the governmentAll my life I've done that thingI've got pride in the work I doIf I left I don't know what that would bring

I've got to work for the governmentIt keeps me sane at nightGives me reason out of chaosLets me feel straight and right

I've been working all day for the managementAnd my boss had a word with meSeems my section is overstaffedRedundancy may be coming my way

Sitting at home watching the fire get lowI'm wondering about my lifeWondering about my wife and childrenI wonder all through the night

I'm working all day down the mineshaftMy world is black dust and crampWhen I get out I'll go to sleepOut of this place of lamps

And my foreman tells me to work harder And I do because of my payI'd rather not work for the government But that's not for me to say

I'm working all day for the peacemanAnd he tries to fill me in his gapHe's got many reasons to hold meBut he's held back by the straps

You should see the way he spills outDown those government linesSee the venom that he spits outAt those corporation lies